Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1510-1516 , October 2006

Biomechanical Evaluation of Different Types of Rigid Internal Fixation Techniques for Subcondylar Fractures

  • Kazuhiro Tominaga, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tominaga: Kyushu Dental College, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2-6-1 Manazuru Kokurakita, Kitakyushu, 803-8580 Japan
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  • Manabu Habu, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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  • Amit Khanal, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Post Graduate Student, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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  • Yasuhiro Mimori, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Research Student, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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  • Izumi Yoshioka, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
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  • Jinichi Fukuda, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00430-7

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.038

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 10 , Pages 1510-1516 , October 2006

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